The group began as a duo with Brian Wolff, who was a student at the University of Texas, and Tony Nozero performing weekend nights for tips on Sixth Street in downtown Austin.
The height of their success might have come in 2001 when they toured with super group Oysterhead (featuring Trey Anastasio (Phish), Les Claypool (Primus) and Stewart Copeland (Police).
[4] Their music combined many disparate genres, including jazz fusion, alternative hip hop, and hardcore punk.
Their live performances sometimes included McKeeby playing two guitars simultaneously, and Wolff using effects boards as well as his tuba.
[5] They have been compared to Sonic Youth,[5] Soul Coughing, the guitar sound of Grateful Dead, Isotope 217, and Tortoise.